Do you have a Rolodex of excuses of why not to go out? You're not alone. We discuss the rise of millennial hermits while also extolling the virtues of “me time.”

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Sumitra Selvaraj, Juliet Jacobs, Sharmilla Ganesan

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